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Coverage of the Championship clash between Reading and Birmingham City.
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Championship | Gameweek 17
Dec 9, 2020 at 7.45pm UK
Madejski Stadium
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Reading
1 - 2
Birmingham

Meite (61')
Meite (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Toral (29', 37')
Hogan (39'), Dean (67'), Etheridge (80'), Leko (88')
Dean (70')

Live Updates: Reading 1-2 Birmingham City

Last Updated: Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 23:06 UK

First Half starts.
6'Andy Rinomhota - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
6'Fouled by Jonathan Leko - Birmingham City
11'Offside - Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic with a pass, however Scott Hogan is in offside.
12'Shot blocked. Scott Hogan - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Jon Toral.
15'Offside - Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen with a pass, however Scott Hogan is in offside.
15'Fouled by Jon Toral - Birmingham City
15'Josh Laurent - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
16'Missed chance. Michael Morrison - Reading - shot with left foot from outside the box missed.
19'Andy Rinomhota - Reading - won a free kick on the right wing.
19'Fouled by Jonathan Leko - Birmingham City
20'Missed chance. Omar Richards - Reading - shot with left foot from a diffucult position and long distance on the left missed.
21'Fouled by Maxime Colin - Birmingham City
21'Omar Richards - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
22'Andy Rinomhota - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
22'Fouled by Jonathan Leko - Birmingham City
22'Corner - Reading. Conceded by Jonathan Leko.
27'Fouled by Jon Toral - Birmingham City
27'Michael Morrison - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
29'Goal! Reading 0, Birmingham City 1. Jon Toral - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box to the left corner. Assist - Kristian Pedersen.
30'Fouled by Ovie Ejaria - Reading
30'Ivan Sunjic - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
31'New attacking attempt. Scott Hogan - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Maxime Colin with a cross.
31'Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
32'Shot blocked. Jonathan Leko - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
32'Fouled by Jon Toral - Birmingham City
32'Omar Richards - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
35'Fouled by Jonathan Leko - Birmingham City
35'Thomas Holmes - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
36'Fouled by Andy Rinomhota - Reading
36'Jon Toral - Birmingham City - won a free kick on the right wing.
37'Goal! Reading 0, Birmingham City 2. Jon Toral - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from outside the box to the left corner. Assist - Iván Sánchez .
38'Andy Rinomhota - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
38'Fouled by Jon Toral - Birmingham City
39'Fouled by Scott Hogan - Birmingham City
39'Michael Morrison - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
39'Scott Hogan - Birmingham City - receive yellow card for a foul.
41'Missed chance. Ovie Ejaria - Reading - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Lucas João.
45'Fouled by Kristian Pedersen - Birmingham City
45'Yakou Meite - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
45+1'Hand ball by Jonathan Leko - Birmingham City
45+1'Fouled by Ivan Sunjic - Birmingham City
45+1'Ovie Ejaria - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
45+2'First Half ended - Reading 0, Birmingham City 2.
45'Second Half starts Reading 0, Birmingham City 2.
47'Fouled by Jon Toral - Birmingham City
47'Ovie Ejaria - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
48'Corner - Reading. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
49'Missed chance. Yakou Meite - Reading - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left after corner.
49'Missed chance. Thomas Holmes - Reading - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side missed to the left. Assist - Yakou Meite after corner.
50'Fouled by Maikel Kieftenbeld - Birmingham City
50'Lucas João - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
50'Corner - Reading. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
52'Fouled by Jon Toral - Birmingham City
52'Josh Laurent - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
53'Fouled by Michael Olise - Reading
53'Maikel Kieftenbeld - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
55'Fouled by Marc Roberts - Birmingham City
55'Lucas João - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
58'Substitution - Reading. Alfa Semedo for Michael Olise.
59'Fouled by Scott Hogan - Birmingham City
59'Josh Laurent - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
60'Offside - Reading. Omar Richards with a pass, however Alfa Semedo is in offside.
61'Substitution - Reading. Tomás Esteves for Thomas Holmes.
61'Goal! Reading 1, Birmingham City 2. Yakou Meite - Reading - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
66'Fouled by Harlee Dean - Birmingham City
66'Yakou Meite - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
66'Harlee Dean - Birmingham City - receive yellow card for a foul.
67'Missed chance. Ovie Ejaria - Reading - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high from a free kick.
70'Penalty Reading. Yakou Meite draws a foul in the penalty area.
70'Penalty conceded by Harlee Dean - Birmingham City - after a foul in the penalty area.
70'Second yellow card to Harlee Dean - Birmingham City - for a foul.
71'Penalty saved! Lucas João - Reading - fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, shot with right foot saved in the top left corner.
73'Fouled by Liam Moore - Reading
73'Scott Hogan - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
74'Substitution - Birmingham City. Gary Gardner for Iván Sánchez.
74'Substitution - Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz for Scott Hogan.
74'Substitution - Birmingham City. Mikel San José for Jon Toral.
75'Fouled by Omar Richards - Reading
75'Gary Gardner - Birmingham City - won a free kick on the right wing.
78'Fouled by Alfa Semedo - Reading
78'Maxime Colin - Birmingham City - won a free kick on the right wing.
79'Fouled by Mikel San José - Birmingham City
79'Lucas João - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
79'Missed chance. Alfa Semedo - Reading - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left.
80'Neil Etheridge - Birmingham City - receive yellow card.
83'Substitution - Reading. Sone Aluko for Ovie Ejaria.
84'Corner - Reading. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
84'Shot blocked. Liam Moore - Reading - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Tomás Esteves with a cross.
85'Fouled by Alfa Semedo - Reading
85'Gary Gardner - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
88'Alfa Semedo - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
88'Fouled by Jonathan Leko - Birmingham City
88'Jonathan Leko - Birmingham City - receive yellow card for a foul.
88'Fouled by Kristian Pedersen - Birmingham City
88'Tomás Esteves - Reading - won a free kick on the right wing.
90'Fouled by Yakou Meite - Reading
90'Neil Etheridge - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
90+3'Yakou Meite - Reading - receive yellow card for a foul.
90+4'Fouled by Gary Gardner - Birmingham City
90+4'Sone Aluko - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
90+6'Fouled by Kristian Pedersen - Birmingham City
90+6'Lucas João - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
90+6'Missed chance. Lucas João - Reading - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Tomás Esteves .
90+8'Fouled by Michael Morrison - Reading
90+8'Lukas Jutkiewicz - Birmingham City - won a free kick on the right wing.
90+9'Second Half ended - Reading 1, Birmingham City 2.
Thats all. Game finished - Reading 1, Birmingham City 2.

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